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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
winterize

1938, on model of earlier summerize (1935); from winter (n.) + -ize. Related: Winterized; winterizing.

Wiktionary
winterize

alt. 1 (context transitive English) To prepare (something) for winter weather. 2 (context transitive English) To remove the saturated fats from (a vegetable oil) by cooling and filtering it, so that it does not go cloudy in the winter. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To prepare (something) for winter weather. 2 (context transitive English) To remove the saturated fats from (a vegetable oil) by cooling and filtering it, so that it does not go cloudy in the winter.

WordNet
winterize

v. prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" [syn: winterise] [ant: summerize]

Usage examples of "winterize".

If the road crew did decide to winterize the equipment and break camp, Barry and Llew would push through the night if necessary, at whatever pace they could with the ox-teams.